Reggae

Bob Marley died 36 years ago, but he’s still generating millions of US dollars. The Jamaican reggae icon is fifth on the Forbes list of top-earning dead celebrities with US$23 million in earnings this year. “The reggae legend may not have been an arch-capitalist in life, but in death, he’s become quite the entrepreneur,” Forbes said in the review, adding that “With the help of his children, he’s now the face of House of Marley speakers and headphones and the...

Vybz Kartel and Cardi B dropping a new collaboration, producer Rvssian confirmed. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper was in Jamaica last week to shoot a music video for the famed producer but seems that was not all she did in reggae land. There were some rumors floating around claiming that she visited Vybz Kartel in prison, but sources told us that did not happen. Instead, she spends some time at GeeJam villa where there is a studio and record some new...

Spice demands crown – Industry insiders agree that she is the new Queen of Dancehall Following her impressive performance at Reggae Sumfest, dancehall artiste Spice has proclaimed that she is the new Queen of Dancehall, a spot usually occupied by Grammy Award-winning deejay Law Saw, who now is now a gospel artiste, performing under her real name, Marion Hall. Spice, who made the claim on her official Instagram page, also said she wants her Reggae Sumfest money to be doubled...

In case you missed Charly Black’s performance on the Wendy Williams show, we have it for you. Charly was invited by Williams to perform his Billboard and chart-topping single ‘Party Animal’. Please watch it below. ‘Party Animal’ is produced by Popular Radio disc Joc Kurt ‘The Party Animal’ Riley on the Jambe-An Riddim – Techniques Records Jamaica. “Party Animal” is a Diamond Selling single and first dancehall song to reach 100 Million plays on Spotify!. Fans of Charly...

LEGENDARY JAMAICAN artist Frankie Paul has passed away. He died in hospital in Jamaica, On May 19th, 2017, after dealing with various health issues. The sad news was confirmed by Paul’s sister, Tisha Clarke, who spoke to artist Wayne Lonesome about her brother’s death. Lonesome went live on Facebook, and streamed the conversation between himself and Clarke, where she shared the news. The clip has now received over 6.8k views, with many commentators sharing their condolences to the late reggae...

Rihanna is now getting ready to drop some world class music with reggae icon Buju Banton. Rihanna registered two new singles earlier this week, prompting speculations that she is working on a new project. Things got a little more interesting when we dig into the meat of the singles and found out that Mark Anthony Myrie, Buju Banton government name, is credited as a writer on one of the songs titled “Phatty.” The second single that Rihanna registered on ASCAP...

Mavado is having the time of his life in Africa right now and the continent is showing him a lot of love. The dancehall icon touched down in Gambia last week for a massive performance for the first time in that country. Over 50,000 fans converged on the Independence Stadium Bakau on Saturday night to see the Gully Gad in action, making it the biggest event in Gambia in over a decade. Organizers were very pleased with the outcome telling...

Reggae Super-Star, Gyptian, announces his departure from VP Records effective immediately due to the expiration of his contract which was not renewed by VP Records. The ultra successful Reggae / Dancehall artist, who delivered Billboard topping albums ‘My Name is Gyptian’ in 2006, ‘I Can Feel Your Pain’ in 2008, ‘Hold You’ in 2010 and ‘Sex, Love and Reggae’ in 2013, as well as earned multiple international awards and a gold selling anthem, has reached the decision to move on...

Delivering another solid performance on Sunday night (April 30th) at the 2017 instalment of Reggae On The Hill at the Farley Hill National Park, Barbados; Reggae Stalwart Bugle is now back in Jamaica making final preparations for his upcoming tour. Scheduled to depart the island later this month for a three-month stint across Europe, Japan and the United Kingdom. The tour which commence on June 2 will see the ‘Nuh Compatible’ singer making his first stop in Hamburg, Germany before...